Definition of Saponifier

1. n. That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.

Definition of Saponifier

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saponifier

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Saponifier

1. That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saponifier

sapogenin
sapogenins
sapon-
saponaceous
saponaceousness
saponacity
saponary
saponated
saponatus
saponic acid
saponifiable
saponification
saponification number
saponifications
saponified
saponifier (current term)
saponifiers
saponifies
saponify
saponifying
saponin
saponine
saponines
saponins
saponite
saponites
saponul
saponule
saponules
sapor

Literary usage of Saponifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Soap-making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their by Edgar George Thomssen (1922)
"The amount of this to be added depends upon the percentage of saponifier used. About 1/10 the weight of saponifier is the right amount. ..."

2. What I Know: Or, Hints on the Daily Duties of a Housekeeper. Comprising by Elizabeth Nicholson (1856)
"To 1 Ib. of the saponifier add 3 gallons of rain or soft water: set it boiling ... For all other purposes in which potash is used, the saponifier will prove ..."

3. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"The sulpho-fat acid is called the " saponifier," and about 1 to 1J per cent is added. The mixture is thoroughly stirred and steam blown in to effect the ..."

4. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Na silicate soin., the oil is agitated and heated to about 45 ° and the soap stock formed is sepd. from the oil. saponifier. E. TWITCHELL. ..."

5. The Law of Unfair Competition and Trademarks: With Chapters on Good-will by Harry Dwight Nims (1917)
"... the wrappers of which were white with black margins and horizontal lines, and bore prominently the word "saponifier," by which for many years ..."

6. Soap-making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their by Edgar George Thomssen (1922)
"The amount of this to be added depends upon the percentage of saponifier used. About 1/10 the weight of saponifier is the right amount. ..."

7. What I Know: Or, Hints on the Daily Duties of a Housekeeper. Comprising by Elizabeth Nicholson (1856)
"To 1 Ib. of the saponifier add 3 gallons of rain or soft water: set it boiling ... For all other purposes in which potash is used, the saponifier will prove ..."

8. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"The sulpho-fat acid is called the " saponifier," and about 1 to 1J per cent is added. The mixture is thoroughly stirred and steam blown in to effect the ..."

9. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Na silicate soin., the oil is agitated and heated to about 45 ° and the soap stock formed is sepd. from the oil. saponifier. E. TWITCHELL. ..."

10. The Law of Unfair Competition and Trademarks: With Chapters on Good-will by Harry Dwight Nims (1917)
"... the wrappers of which were white with black margins and horizontal lines, and bore prominently the word "saponifier," by which for many years ..."

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